"Courage meant overcoming fear and doing one’s duty in the presence of danger, not being unafraid.”― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Sledge fought in the Pacific, came home, and nightmares haunted him for decades after the war. That's why he wrote the World War II memoir “With the Old Breed”.. PFC Eugene Sledge is recognized as a USMC combat veteran of World War II. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during Wo

The 1911 pistol of Eugene Sledge. You can see more on Episode 467 of History Traveler. Also be sure to check the description of that video for a link to Henry Sledge’s book, “The Old Breed.” | The History Underground

Eugene Sledge, WWII Marine Corps veteran, details his experience of applying for college courses after returning home from combat #WWII #VeteranInterview #marinecorps #ww2history #thepacific #eugenesledge | Military History

If you like the book “With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge or the HBO series “The Pacific”, I think that you’ll want to watch the new episode of History Traveler today to see some things that have never been seen before. | The History Underground